Here’s The Alcohol Prescription Winston Churchill’s Doctor Gave Him To Bypass Prohibition
9 years ago

Here's The Alcohol Prescription Winston Churchill's Doctor Gave Him To Bypass Prohibition

Prohibition was a tough time for Americans. After some people got on their high horse and made it illegal to sell, produce, transport, or import alcoholic beverages, the good people of this country were left to suffer. To put it bluntly, that time was shit. No longer could you drink away the long day at work or the nagging woman back home.

While it had an effect on all Americans, it also had a massive effect on the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill when he made a trip to the United States during that time. See, Churchill liked to get his drink on and couldn’t go a few days, or even one day for that matter, without alcohol. So, he had his doctor write him an alcohol prescription for his trip.

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Absolute genius move here. “Sorry, I need to have a few brews. Doctor’s orders.” That’s the ultimate prohibition trump card. You’d be putting his life in danger by not supplying the man of his booze.

Sneaky great move to list the quantity as infinite with a minimum of 250 cubic centimeters a day — which comes out to around roughly five shots a day.

H/t @Khanoisseur

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    1. Peter Griffin

      *”If I stop drinking all at once I’m afraid the cumulative hangover will literally kill me.” -Sterling Archer. This is now an Archer funded website so you better use the quotes properly.

      9 years ago at 11:24 am
    2. What Is Haze Prevention

      in this case, the doctor would recommend a warm, gooey, white substance, that just happens to be produced by your body. Works for me every time.

      9 years ago at 10:16 am
  4. Keep It Buttery

    It was still legal to drink alcohol, you just couldn’t sell, manufacture, or transport it. In the grand scheme of things, that leaves a massive loophole.

    9 years ago at 9:57 am
    1. Keep It Buttery

      Before the prohibition actually went into effect, you could catch doctors, lawyers, and professors blowing their entire paychecks at the liquor store. They don’t play that shit.

      9 years ago at 10:01 am
    2. DornFromMajorLeague

      I’m a big fan of how grape juice concentrate companies would put a big warning label on the front gave step by step instructions on how the concentrate could “accidentally” turn into wine

      9 years ago at 10:47 am
  5. truenorthfratdaddy

    If I’m even 1/8 the man Winston was on his worst day on the one best day of my life, I’ll consider this whole thing time well spent.

    Should probably spend less time on this website if I’m going to achieve that goal, though.

    9 years ago at 10:34 am